and obama care is not even mandated until 2014. what makes you think that given all the headwinds that we're going to see, just in terms of, you know, regulations and new programs that in 2014 we're going to be in a better position to absorb some of these cuts? i'm worried now we're never going to be in a good position to absorb cuts economically. we may never have any growth. >> i'm more optimistic than that. we've talked about this before, joe. but, i think 2013, in gdp terms, is a transitional year, transitioning from these five years of weakness following all the events of 2008, into a stronger economy, mid 2014, end of 2014 -- >> that's a long transition. >> i think that's the case because of housing, because of energy, because of manufacturing, because of the end of household deleveraging, and i really think we're going to enter into a stronger period. it's not going to be this year. but i think it's coming. >> roger i want to go back to what becky said, which is let's say if you had a week to redo this plan. you still have t